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back then, the u.s. was in the catbird seat, poised to lead the world down this astonishing new superhighway of information and innovation. now many other countries offer their citizens faster and cheaper access than we do. the faster high-speed access comes through fiber optic lines that transmit data in bursts of laser light, but many of us are still hooked up to broadband connections that squeeze digital information through copper wire. we're stuck with this old-fashioned technology because, as susan crawford explains, our government has allowed a few giant conglomerates to rig the rules, raise prices, and stifle competition. just like standard oil in the first gilded age a century ago. in those days, it was muckrakers like ida tarbell and lincoln steffens rattling the cages and calling for fair play. today it's independent thinkers like susan crawford. the big telecom industry wishes she would go away, but she's got a lot of people on her side. in fact, if you go to the white house citizen's petition
back then, the u.s. was in the catbird seat, poised to lead the world down this astonishing new superhighway of information and innovation. now many other countries offer their citizens faster and cheaper access than we do. the faster high-speed access comes through fiber optic lines that transmit data in bursts of laser light, but many of us are still hooked up to broadband connections that squeeze digital information through copper wire. we're stuck with this old-fashioned technology because,...
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for everybody, really, but it gets really fatal. [ siren wails ] >> every 10 minutes, someone in the u.s. is rushed to the emergency room with a severe allergic reaction. what's more, food allergies are becoming more common. peanut allergies alone have tripled since our parents were kids. >> i have a friend who's allergic to almonds. >> my friends are allergic to nuts, berries, and milk. >> my best friend is allergic to peanuts. >> one of my friends, she's allergic to peanuts. [ mid-tempo piano music playing ] >> unfortunately, many people don't realize just how serious food allergies can be. heather had to educate her friends and classmates and even a teacher who was using peanut candy for a science lesson. >> and she said, "how allergic are you?" i said, "i can't be in the room if we're doing this experiment." and she dismissed me from class, and that prevented my learning. some teachers, you know, really help me out, and some teachers don't understand it. >> heather spoke about her condition at a conference in washington, d.c. she was invited by f.a.a.n., the food allergy and anaphyla
for everybody, really, but it gets really fatal. [ siren wails ] >> every 10 minutes, someone in the u.s. is rushed to the emergency room with a severe allergic reaction. what's more, food allergies are becoming more common. peanut allergies alone have tripled since our parents were kids. >> i have a friend who's allergic to almonds. >> my friends are allergic to nuts, berries, and milk. >> my best friend is allergic to peanuts. >> one of my friends, she's allergic...
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. >> susie: the u.s. government wants as much as $5 billion from standard and poors, officially accusing the credit ratings agency of fraud during the housing boom. >> tom: and earnings from a trio of consumer stocks finds us spending money on eating out and watching tv. >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r." >> tom: a bold new chapter for computer maker dell was opened today. michael dell said today he's taking the company he founded almost 30 years ago private. it's a $24.5 billion deal offering dell investors $13.65 per share. now, at one point, dell was the largest p.c. maker in the world, boasting market capitalization of more than $100 billion. now, it sits behind apple, hewlett packard and lenovo, valued a fifth of what it once was. ruben ramirez begins are coverage. >> reporter: michael dell admits he missed the consumer shift away from the p.c. to tablets and smartphones, but today's announcement his company is going private doesn't necessary address how dell is going to try to capture e
. >> susie: the u.s. government wants as much as $5 billion from standard and poors, officially accusing the credit ratings agency of fraud during the housing boom. >> tom: and earnings from a trio of consumer stocks finds us spending money on eating out and watching tv. >> susie: that and more tonight on "n.b.r." >> tom: a bold new chapter for computer maker dell was opened today. michael dell said today he's taking the company he founded almost 30 years ago...
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the defense will argue there was enough evidence of doping on the u.s. coastal service team -- postal service team they should have known. the case is too old for the government p to pursue. >> powers on iran's nuclear programs are set to start today in kazakhstan. negotiators are offering iran small sanctions relief in return for the nuclear program. expectations are low that the leader will budge during this round of negotiations. >> there are disturbing new details on the restaurant far in kansas city, missouri last week. the contractor suspected of causing a blast by hitting a natural gas line didn't have the permit for the work. they tried to file the paperwork a a day later. one person was killed 15 others injured. >>> you can be quiet about your quarter life crisis. according to a new study on long give vit 72 is the new 30. >> comber man researches looked at men with high expectancy rate and they say primitive cave men had the same odds of dying at 30 as swedish and japanese men have at dying at 72. >> fascinating. well extreme weather across the
the defense will argue there was enough evidence of doping on the u.s. coastal service team -- postal service team they should have known. the case is too old for the government p to pursue. >> powers on iran's nuclear programs are set to start today in kazakhstan. negotiators are offering iran small sanctions relief in return for the nuclear program. expectations are low that the leader will budge during this round of negotiations. >> there are disturbing new details on the...
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it really is the place in the u.s. where you see what the trends are. a lot of it is home based. today we're uncovering what some of those things are. >> first one should be obvious. it's flowers. >> but it's wallflowers. this is redefining what you think of wallflowers. great way to create a focal point in your home. tommy mitchell, those are metal, all hand painted flowers. then puts as shadow boxes. you can do one or group them as a whole. it has an old fashioned but updated botanical look and these circles that double as vases. you don't have to put flowers in them. if you want to bring it to life for spring it's a great thing to do. >> use real flowers? >> it's a little vessel. fill it with water. put it back on the wall. it can be just dots on the wall or vases. >> next we have rugs. >> animals on rugs has been a big trend. decorators like albert hadley have used them for years. these are updated for a kids room, crocheted lion. >> i'm glad you said that was for a kid's room. >> zebra, iconic decorator. this is printed canvas. no animals harmed in doing it. twos company. >>
it really is the place in the u.s. where you see what the trends are. a lot of it is home based. today we're uncovering what some of those things are. >> first one should be obvious. it's flowers. >> but it's wallflowers. this is redefining what you think of wallflowers. great way to create a focal point in your home. tommy mitchell, those are metal, all hand painted flowers. then puts as shadow boxes. you can do one or group them as a whole. it has an old fashioned but updated...
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the u.s. model, no. bottom line, who wins? >> you have to get back to me tomorrow. it's not done yet.
the u.s. model, no. bottom line, who wins? >> you have to get back to me tomorrow. it's not done yet.
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well, the u.s. state department is trying to play down the conflict between the ceo of tighten international, maurice taylor, and the french government, calling a private matter. we talked about this last night. the exchange erupted after the french government leaked a letter written by mr. taylor in which she describes workers at the french tire plant he was considering buying sleazy. in case you missed it yesterday, here is what he told me about the atmosphere of the french plant. >> you walk-in. they get in now or for their lunch in their brakes. they work about three hours and then the other three, it's like a beauty shop. they're socializing. the reason being, they would like you -- the union thinks she should hire more people. i mean, that's the unions mentality. then what happens is appearances they're closing the plant. i have nothing. so they're not they will close it. the french minister, i will call up this tighten and have them come. i spent four years over there talking with these fools
well, the u.s. state department is trying to play down the conflict between the ceo of tighten international, maurice taylor, and the french government, calling a private matter. we talked about this last night. the exchange erupted after the french government leaked a letter written by mr. taylor in which she describes workers at the french tire plant he was considering buying sleazy. in case you missed it yesterday, here is what he told me about the atmosphere of the french plant. >>...
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ameritrade. [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider carefully before investing. that your mouth is under attack, from food particles and bacteria. try fixodent. it helps create a food seal defense for a clean mouth and kills bacteria for fresh breath. ♪ fixodent, and forget it. >>> we are following the historic blizzard that is striking now 13 states across the northeast. you're looking at a live picture of boston which so far has been hit the hardest. this looks like it's going to go down as the biggest snowfall in boston history. on the other side of the country, the hunt is still on for the alleged cop killer, the manhunt. many people thought this would
ameritrade. [ male announcer ] how could a luminous protein in jellyfish, impact life expectancy in the u.s., real estate in hong kong, and the optics industry in germany? at t. rowe price, we understand the connections of a complex, global economy. it's just one reason over 75% of our mutual funds beat their 10-year lipper average. t. rowe price. invest with confidence. request a prospectus or summary prospectus with investment information, risks, fees and expenses to read and consider...
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she grew up learning about the deadliest hurricane in u.s. history from her grandfather, who barely survived the storm. >> the water rose and met in the middle of the island, so the whole island was under water. >> the entire island of galveston was submerged? >> entire island. all 35 miles of it. >> at least 8,000 people died that day, september 8th, 1900. 145-mile-per-hour winds, no warning, 70 years before satellites and high-tech forecasting. there really wasn't any way to know, was there, for how bad it was going to be. >> they had no idea. overnight they were like a bomb had exploded in their city and killed everybody. >> over the years, this storm-battered town was in that cone of uncertainty many times. katrina and rita in 2005. ike in 2008. but the people knew those storms were coming. >> the minute it hit the gulf, we went into high gear, but we were prepared to get into high gear. we were able to do that because of the satellites, because of the communication, and because of the warnings we got. >> we could be without power for as
she grew up learning about the deadliest hurricane in u.s. history from her grandfather, who barely survived the storm. >> the water rose and met in the middle of the island, so the whole island was under water. >> the entire island of galveston was submerged? >> entire island. all 35 miles of it. >> at least 8,000 people died that day, september 8th, 1900. 145-mile-per-hour winds, no warning, 70 years before satellites and high-tech forecasting. there really wasn't any...
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this is what i think, what we have to understand right now is the u.s. rank is towards the bottom internationally on social mobility so if you are a child born into poverty in this country the likelihood you'll ever escape poverty that goes against every a deal that we hold as americans that is not the way our country is supposed to work we have the greatest country in the world because if you work hard and do the right thing you can live the american dream but those growing up today the likelihood to go to a failing score was 50% see don't get the skills and knowledge that you need, that is criminal in my mind. we canllow povty tbe in .. with the chances in life outcome. >> host: what about the problem of teaching. [inaudible] >> guest: this is a good question. i see both sides. as a mom last year my daughter was in the fourth grade in the middle of april she came home and i said where's your home or? she said we don't have homeric anymore because the test is over. what message does this send to the kids of the parents and the kids say the test is over.
this is what i think, what we have to understand right now is the u.s. rank is towards the bottom internationally on social mobility so if you are a child born into poverty in this country the likelihood you'll ever escape poverty that goes against every a deal that we hold as americans that is not the way our country is supposed to work we have the greatest country in the world because if you work hard and do the right thing you can live the american dream but those growing up today the...
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but here in the u.s., keeps working. and it's boring and clearly there's more cash to be put to work. >> it is boring. one thing that's not working right now is technology. and this is a sector i'm focused on. >> your top trade. >> yeah, my top trade. listen, this is hard-picking tops here, people, right? but at the end of the day, we have a lot of the super sectors in the s&p up 8-plus percent. look at the xlk, etf up 13%. no leadership here. i believe we're going to roll over pretty soon. i think we'll need a 5% sell off. i think tech -- >> is google working? >> google is one of the big ones that is working. >> and that's the one. if you look at amazon, look at apple. one takes it right from amazon, goes into apple or vice versa. and if you look at google, they're the recipient of all the money flow. >> yeah. >> no doubt. listen, there's very few things working well in technology. if you look at ibm a great example of a company th that beat -- filling the earnings. >> there ways to express a negative outlook on technol
but here in the u.s., keeps working. and it's boring and clearly there's more cash to be put to work. >> it is boring. one thing that's not working right now is technology. and this is a sector i'm focused on. >> your top trade. >> yeah, my top trade. listen, this is hard-picking tops here, people, right? but at the end of the day, we have a lot of the super sectors in the s&p up 8-plus percent. look at the xlk, etf up 13%. no leadership here. i believe we're going to roll...
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u.s. coast guard and ntsb officials are also working to figure out what went wrong. specifically, investigators are looking into the cause of the fire. crew response, engine maintenance, and safety procedures on board the ship. we spoke to a maritime expert who has participated in these types of investigations which could result in minor safety changes to more drastic measures. >> there could be sanctions against members of the crew and against the officers. and in the most extreme case, there could be sanctions against the owners of the ship. >> reporter: an engine fire on carnival "splendour" in 2010 also left thousands of passengers adrift for days in the pacific with no power and limited food. the coast guard and the ntsb have not yet released its findings of that incident. >> i know the coast guard and national transportation safety board at you report are involved in this. how long do you think this is going to take? there are a lot of different parties involved. >> reporter: absolut
u.s. coast guard and ntsb officials are also working to figure out what went wrong. specifically, investigators are looking into the cause of the fire. crew response, engine maintenance, and safety procedures on board the ship. we spoke to a maritime expert who has participated in these types of investigations which could result in minor safety changes to more drastic measures. >> there could be sanctions against members of the crew and against the officers. and in the most extreme case,...
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"the washington post" reveals that the u.s. has been operating the secret drone base for the last two years. brennan played a key role in negotiating the base with the saudi kingdom. meanwhile, charlottesville, virginia, has become the first city in the country to pass a resolution restricting use of drones by law enforcement. >>> president obama's asking law makers to take quick action as a march for a deadline approaches that will trigger deep spending cuts signalling that more time is negotiated a broader deal. he urged lawmakers to delay the sequester. but coming up with a limited package of spending cuts and tax reforms. nearly $1 trillion of domestic and defense spending hanging in the balance, the president said the impact is already being felt. >> we've also seen the effects of political dysfunction can have on our economic progress. the drawn out process for resolving the fiscal cliff hurt consumer confidence. the threat of massive automatic cuts have already strt r staart affect business decisions. so while it's criti
"the washington post" reveals that the u.s. has been operating the secret drone base for the last two years. brennan played a key role in negotiating the base with the saudi kingdom. meanwhile, charlottesville, virginia, has become the first city in the country to pass a resolution restricting use of drones by law enforcement. >>> president obama's asking law makers to take quick action as a march for a deadline approaches that will trigger deep spending cuts signalling that...
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shrug of the shoulders for far too long to say the u.s. government currently functions for and by the people would be a funny joke it's a joke we're not on you know most everyone we know magine a world in which your single voice carried as much weight as the c.e.o. of goldman sachs and you're starting to imagine the world that the occupy movement is trying to bring into being it was going to be just not a good enough we will be like a duke ellington jet. they want to do just not the conductor he just put the money. yes that's democracy in action and. experiencing the horizontal community and culture and organization. was so radicalizing for two point continues to be surrounded by some because it draws such a stark contrast up against what they're fighting and actually in their minds clarifies what they're up against more than somebody. more than it would be clarified if somebody got up and tried to clarify it for thanks to occupy wall street there is a lot of new ways of organizing which is not just calling people to participate in somethi
shrug of the shoulders for far too long to say the u.s. government currently functions for and by the people would be a funny joke it's a joke we're not on you know most everyone we know magine a world in which your single voice carried as much weight as the c.e.o. of goldman sachs and you're starting to imagine the world that the occupy movement is trying to bring into being it was going to be just not a good enough we will be like a duke ellington jet. they want to do just not the conductor...
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the suit was filedded in the u.s. district court for the southern district of new york. the finalists announced for the 33rd los angeles times book prizes. they are broken into ten categories including biography, current interests, fiction, history, and science and technology. among the finalists are jake tapper, robert car o, nate silver, and the winners will be announced april 19th, the night before the l.a. times festival of books effort for -- books. for the entire list of timistst, go to la times.com. like us on facebook at facebook.com/booktv. visit our welcomes, booktv.org and click on "news about books." at age 25, she was one of the wealthiest widows in the colonies, and during the revolution while in her mid-40s, she was considered an enemy by the british who threatened to take her hostage. later, she was our nation's first first lady at age 57. meet martha washington, monday night in the first program of c-span's new weekly series, "first ladies: influence and image," as we visit some of the places that influenced her life including colonial williamsberg, moun
the suit was filedded in the u.s. district court for the southern district of new york. the finalists announced for the 33rd los angeles times book prizes. they are broken into ten categories including biography, current interests, fiction, history, and science and technology. among the finalists are jake tapper, robert car o, nate silver, and the winners will be announced april 19th, the night before the l.a. times festival of books effort for -- books. for the entire list of timistst, go to...
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of the most important mentors in my life, and that was josÉ, who is a judge, a federal judge of the u.s. just to court by the second circuit in new york. we later became colleagues but josÉ was the first successful, really successful latino that i have encountered when i was in law school. i was talking about how important he was for me because he was a role model of what i might be able to do and achieve. i think i intuitively understood that story about seeking out a friend was from grammar school. i had a fifth grade teacher and i described this in the book, who gave up gold stars when you got good grades, and i want to some gold stars. but i couldn't figure out how to do it, and so i knew there was one girl, and i've been in school with her for four years, and she always got all the gold stars, and i wanted some. so i went to her and i guess it comes how do you study? i learned in writing this book, because i saw her again, and believe it or not i didn't remember that story. she reminded me of that story. [laughter] it was nice to be able to include it in the book, you know, but sh
of the most important mentors in my life, and that was josÉ, who is a judge, a federal judge of the u.s. just to court by the second circuit in new york. we later became colleagues but josÉ was the first successful, really successful latino that i have encountered when i was in law school. i was talking about how important he was for me because he was a role model of what i might be able to do and achieve. i think i intuitively understood that story about seeking out a friend was from grammar...
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the u.s. deeper into debt. now our monstrous debt, 16 trillion, has people wondering if that is the real reason the u.s. keeps talking tough but won't get tough with china. this is all over the numerous cyber attacks china is accused of waging against u.s. companies and government agencies. a fox news contributor. great to have you back on t show. it seems like the u.s. government wants to talk a tough game. there is absolutely nothing behind it. how can there be something behind it when we hope china so much money? >> talk with nothingehind it is unfortunately typical of the obama administration. the point you're making about the debt is significant. i think it has been a problem for the united states in the wrong way. it comes up when people say whenever we have an issue with china basically they say, well, we can't do anything about that. then we don't do anything about it. you never challenge china you never forced them to use the debt as leverage, so they went for free. the conclusion in
the u.s. deeper into debt. now our monstrous debt, 16 trillion, has people wondering if that is the real reason the u.s. keeps talking tough but won't get tough with china. this is all over the numerous cyber attacks china is accused of waging against u.s. companies and government agencies. a fox news contributor. great to have you back on t show. it seems like the u.s. government wants to talk a tough game. there is absolutely nothing behind it. how can there be something behind it when we...
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you because that's going to have four airlines to look out for collectively about 90% of all domestic u.s. flights. now, that means, fewer carriers who are going to have fewer planes, but we're going to have the same if not more passengers, and catching the drift here? gerri it's not a good drift. >> it's not a good drift. and the two ceo's said nothing is going to go wrong here, we're going to see prices low and move them down. that's not true, that's not going to happen and prices are going up. and listen, we saw prices go up, after the delta merger and individual routes up as much as 20% and prices have gone up 27%, not too bad, but that doesn't include baggage fees, that doesn't include the cost for the extra leg room and prices are through the roof and they're only going higher. >> i cringe when i heard the news, it's just, it's already a poor experience. >> neil: if only you flew commercial. >> i'm looking like it it-- a freddy still alive. i understand survival within the industry, a terrible business and terrible industry, but as a flyer i cringed. >> what are they going to do? th
you because that's going to have four airlines to look out for collectively about 90% of all domestic u.s. flights. now, that means, fewer carriers who are going to have fewer planes, but we're going to have the same if not more passengers, and catching the drift here? gerri it's not a good drift. >> it's not a good drift. and the two ceo's said nothing is going to go wrong here, we're going to see prices low and move them down. that's not true, that's not going to happen and prices are...
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>> i think we're in an environment where the u.s. economy in the second half will be stronger than the first half. emerging markets are grabbing hold and no longer declining. so the world is healing, becoming less bad, if i can put it that way. i want cyclicals in my proposal, industrials, energy company or mrl here or there. in defense, i like health care, the kinds of name, free cash flower ieoriented that i think n win. >> appreciate your time on the program. see you soon. >>> up next, we're "on the money" speaking out about entitlements and america's future. the march 1 deadline draws near. what all of washington is waiting for when it comes to cutting, spending and the road ahead. >>> plus technology may be where the jobs, what it means for local businesses. i'll talk to new york's top tech geek. >> legendary former hedge fund manager stany druken miller and education reformer, jeff canada teamed up to raise awareness and a warning about what they say is a much bigger problem than sequestration. that is the debt. this week i spo
>> i think we're in an environment where the u.s. economy in the second half will be stronger than the first half. emerging markets are grabbing hold and no longer declining. so the world is healing, becoming less bad, if i can put it that way. i want cyclicals in my proposal, industrials, energy company or mrl here or there. in defense, i like health care, the kinds of name, free cash flower ieoriented that i think n win. >> appreciate your time on the program. see you soon....
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current.
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale and complex engineering. man: water is essential to the economic viability of new york city. reliable infrastructure and reliable delivery of water is a must. you have to reinvest in the infrastructure every single minute to keep it current.
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new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale
new york is the most densely populated city in the u.s. and over 40 million tourists visit the city every year. the 1.3 billion gallons of water required every day are delivered by a system of extraordinary scale
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. >> all too often we see the u.s. is doing that, elevating dictators dollars to the detriment of israel. the human rights council, 40 percent of the resolutions they put up claim that israel ignoring nigeria, sudan. neil: united and look past our differences between us and focus on our common enemy, and ask for that could destroy as. >> which is why i think you respond with this. this is what the u.n. is set up to do and finally they're doing it. i am told there is an asteroid the supposed to hit as april 132036 which gives the u.s. plenty of time to coalesce this global exclusion. neil: you don't have to worry about that. a non-issue for me. allan dodds that one. your final thoughts on whether the u.n. can do at least this right? >> i think a body that empowers home loss, the saddam government , we were just talking about it. it should not be so interested with the security of the united states of america. countries we cannot trust right now, and i would love to be able to, but we cannot. we have to take our own secu
. >> all too often we see the u.s. is doing that, elevating dictators dollars to the detriment of israel. the human rights council, 40 percent of the resolutions they put up claim that israel ignoring nigeria, sudan. neil: united and look past our differences between us and focus on our common enemy, and ask for that could destroy as. >> which is why i think you respond with this. this is what the u.n. is set up to do and finally they're doing it. i am told there is an asteroid the...
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she's the first african-american woman to make the u.s. olympic swim team winning a medal in the 400 meter relay race. >> i had been involved with swimming for so many years and i'm here to give back to the community. i'm here at the mount vernon ymca. we are inviting children of all ages to come in and hang out with me and get to know me a little bit and also just to be educated on being safe around the water. >> the statistics are alarming. ten people drown every day in the united states. it's the second leading cause of death for children under 14. unfortunately, 60 to 70% of black children and hispanic children don't know how to swim, making them three times more likely to drown. >> on top of that, if your parent doesn't know how to swim there's a pretty good statistic you're not going -- your child isn't going to learn how to swim either. >> but make a splash is the big push in 47 states. their goal is to get kids prepared for the water and summertime fun. >> there are three main barriers that stops a lot of kids from swimming. the nu
she's the first african-american woman to make the u.s. olympic swim team winning a medal in the 400 meter relay race. >> i had been involved with swimming for so many years and i'm here to give back to the community. i'm here at the mount vernon ymca. we are inviting children of all ages to come in and hang out with me and get to know me a little bit and also just to be educated on being safe around the water. >> the statistics are alarming. ten people drown every day in the united...
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u.s. forest service, big bear fire, u.s. marshal, fbi, cal fire, orange county sheriff, riverside police, irvine police, pomona police as well as the san burnernardino police department. we're committed to continuing this operation. we still have a number of patrol cars providing extra service to the citizens of the big bear area, making sure that they stay as safe as possible. we'll continue the search, and i also have with me assistant chief mike moore from the los angeles police department. >> thank you, sheriff. good evening. this complex and violent investigation has led to this mountain. joining sheriff john mcmahon and the men and women of the san bernardino sheriff's department, am men and women of the los angeles police department, riverside, and others, we're committed to sharing everything bit of information, working in concert with them and apprehending this individual and adding whatever information we can to help these men and women up here find this individual. thank you. >> thank you, assistant chief. we have
u.s. forest service, big bear fire, u.s. marshal, fbi, cal fire, orange county sheriff, riverside police, irvine police, pomona police as well as the san burnernardino police department. we're committed to continuing this operation. we still have a number of patrol cars providing extra service to the citizens of the big bear area, making sure that they stay as safe as possible. we'll continue the search, and i also have with me assistant chief mike moore from the los angeles police department....
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the u.s. navy has three levels of proficiency above the base line. marksman, sharpshooter and then expert at the highest level. he qualified as a marksman with the rifle, but he did qualify as an expert, though highest level with the 9 millimeter pistol. he also received some training on weak side shooting. even some very good shooters have a hard time going from the right thoohand to the left hand. he would have been trained in shooting from his weak side. if you are shooting from a concealed position, if you can shoot from your weak side, you might not have to expose as much of your body. you'd be a smaller target and still be able to return fire. >> dorner -- this guy also promises to use specific warfare tactics and survival training. he was never in special ops which would have more specific training in this kind of thing. >> no, no special operations training, but he did serve in a riverene unit, sort of the old brownwater navy, doing a lot of security operations. securing oil platforms. so he has had more firearms and combat arms training than
the u.s. navy has three levels of proficiency above the base line. marksman, sharpshooter and then expert at the highest level. he qualified as a marksman with the rifle, but he did qualify as an expert, though highest level with the 9 millimeter pistol. he also received some training on weak side shooting. even some very good shooters have a hard time going from the right thoohand to the left hand. he would have been trained in shooting from his weak side. if you are shooting from a concealed...
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the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. gerri: can one low grade in grad school cost somebody acareer? a former grad student thinks so and demands the university pays up. in a lawsuit against lee high university and the professor who gave her the grade. with more on this, ashley mother -- merchant. should this have been a lawsuit? >> yes, if should. this is the way that we resolve the disputes in the country is a system of civil justice where people can bring lawsuits gerri: overwhat, a grade? academic freedom, the professor had a whole microphone set up on grading, and she received zero out of 25 points for class participation bringing the grade down a letter grade. the reason she got the zero cause she was acting out in class. she got warnings. >> should it have been a suit or resolved another way. >> of course. you don't sue over a bad grade. gerri: apparently, she was not participating in class,and what's amazing to me is this would have been easy to fix. the student says she's a gay student, and that her professor didn
the u.s. postal service®, no business too small. gerri: can one low grade in grad school cost somebody acareer? a former grad student thinks so and demands the university pays up. in a lawsuit against lee high university and the professor who gave her the grade. with more on this, ashley mother -- merchant. should this have been a lawsuit? >> yes, if should. this is the way that we resolve the disputes in the country is a system of civil justice where people can bring lawsuits gerri:...
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the u.s. wants to go mono-o-mono on nuclear talks, but pakistan could be iran's saving grace from brutal sanctions straight ahead. ♪ ♪ adam: mismanagement in mo-town. they are in a state of financial emergency, with, quote, no satisfactory plan to resolve the situation. it probably doesn't help that a new report shows nearly half of all property owners there never paid their taxes in 2011 so detroit is headed for default, and this is a situation that is happening more and more facing other municipalities, but are there any lessons that other citi can learn to avoid economic crisis? here to help us answer the question, sort this out, two experts in the area, former new york state lieutenant governor who knows about urban economis, saved the mta years ago here in new york city, and ohio congressman and fox news contributor, dennis, dealt with a similar situation as a mayor of cleveland, a city i loved, and when they defaulted years ago, and history proved he was right when he was the mayor.
the u.s. wants to go mono-o-mono on nuclear talks, but pakistan could be iran's saving grace from brutal sanctions straight ahead. ♪ ♪ adam: mismanagement in mo-town. they are in a state of financial emergency, with, quote, no satisfactory plan to resolve the situation. it probably doesn't help that a new report shows nearly half of all property owners there never paid their taxes in 2011 so detroit is headed for default, and this is a situation that is happening more and more facing other...